Algal wastewater treatment systems for seasonal climates: Application of a simple modelling approach to generate local and regional design guidelines

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2307-2323

  Heaven, Sonia ^a   Salter, Andrew M ^a   Clarke, Derek ^a   Pak, Lyubov N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALMATY UNIVERSITY OF POWER ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Algal wastewater treatment; Climate; Design guidelines; Seasonal factors; Waste stabilisation ponds

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; LAKES; PONDS; STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION PONDS;

ALGAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; CLIMATE; DESIGN GUIDELINE; MODELING APPROACH; OPERATING REGIMES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SEASONAL FACTORS; SIMPLE MODELING; WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALGA; AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; BIOMASS; CONTOUR MAP; DATA SET; DISCHARGE; GUIDELINE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POND; RECYCLING; SALINITY; STABILIZATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; POND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER CYCLE; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CENTRAL ASIA; NORTH AMERICA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 84858075070     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.041     Document Type: Article

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